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Talas || Professional Archival, Bookbinding, Conservation and Restoration Supplies. Home-made Coconut Oil Deodorant. Photo by KerryAnn Foster by KerryAnn FosterCooking Traditional Foods Of all of the body products I have made at home, coconut oil deodorant has made me the happiest. I was thrilled to be able to get away from the paraben and aluminum-filled commercial deodorants but still find something that works well. I’ve used this deodorant and it has worked wonderfully well for everything except the heaviest of manual labor days spent mucking out the coops or clearing brush. I like to use citrus essential oils to scent my deodorant, but lavender or rose are also popular choices among women. Lemongrass, tea tree, sage, velvetier, sandalwood, bergamot and eucalyptus are also popular choices.

If you like your deodorant to be thicker, or you need extra absorbing power, you can add extra baking soda or cornstarch. If you like a lighter deodorant, you can transfer the mixture to a bowl and use a stand mixer or hand mixer to whip air in as the coconut oil cools and hardens. Homemade Deodorant. Cool Upcycling Projects. 43 DIY Ways To Add Some Much-Needed Sparkle To Your Life. How To Build Your Own Tablet Stylus. Advertisement Steve Jobs was quite right when he said “If you see a stylus, they blew it.” While a good touchscreen should never require you to use a stylus for standard operations, there are tasks when using your fingers is a bit awkward. For example if you want to digitize your signature, take quick handwritten notes or simply draw, a stylus can come in very handy.

You can find a large selection of tablet styluses online and many are very cheap. Building your own stylus is easy, fun, and you must likely have all the materials at home already. Here is a suggested list of ingredients: old penwire, e.g. from an old electric cablesoft conductive material, e.g. household foama pair of scissors or a cutter So here is what I did. Then I disassembled an old plastic pen. I used wire with about 2.5 times the length of the pen and wrapped it around the foam… …and tested the raw stylus on my tablet to make sure it works.

To make it look a little nicer, I trimmed the tip. That was simple, right? How to Make Money From Hobbies. DIY Gifts: Make Your Own Tile Coasters - Blog - Home - impulsesave. These coasters are the perfect customized gift! Creative and thoughtful protection for their coffee table - and super cheap! A set of six will cost you less than $10!

What you will need: 6 4x4 plain tiles. They are $0.16 each! Creative paper. You can buy some from michaels for around $0.50 a sheet or print photos or draw your own! Start by making sure your tiles are clean, then start Modge podging! The trick with the Modge lodge itself is to smooth from the center put to avoid bubbles. Once they dry, spray two coats of the finish gloss on the top,making sure the first coat dries completely before you spray a second time! Lastly, apply the felt pads to the bottom to make sure it doesn't scratch your table and you're good to go! Personlize them with messages, pictures or patterns for the most unique coasters! Silk-Dyed Eggs {aka TIE-Dyed!}

I posted this tutorial a few years ago and it has become somewhat of a tradition to bring it back every year! One of our family Easter traditions is dying eggs with pieces of silk. I saw a cute lady show Martha how to do it a few years ago and I ran upstairs right then to steal a tie! It’s way cooler than those cups of neon liquid that end up all over your clothes, your furniture and your hands plus it gives you an excuse to rid a man’s closet of ugly ties.

Here’s the run-down: You need 100% silk for this to work. I try to find an assortment of colors and patterns. Usually it will tell you if it’s 100% silk right on the main label of the tie, but a lot of them don’t, and if that’s the case, check that little tiny end, it’s usually hiding there. The first step is to deconstruct the tie. Next you cut a piece large enough to cover an egg. Now, notice how I tied the eggs in the above photo- with the tie on the top of the long side of the egg. I wish eggs came like this at the grocery store. Sewing.org/html/bra_purse.